Water and Light

Question 1

Humans are made up of what percentage of water?

Answer 1

60%

Question 2

This determines what types of animals and plants can live in an ecosystem

Answer 2

amount of water

Question 3

This is the conversion of sunlight into energy by plants

Answer 3

photosynthesis

Question 4

What are the 2 major steps to photosynthesis

Answer 4

1. harvesting energy from sunlight

2. using carbon to generate carbohydrates for plant energy

Question 5

These are the only organisms in an ecosystem that can make their own food

Answer 5

plants

Question 6

This is an important driver of ecosystem productivity

Answer 6

light

Question 7

Less light availability when going deeper in…

Answer 7

water

Question 8

In a dense forest light entering the ecosystem is absorbed by what?

Answer 8

forest canopy

Question 9

These are trees that lose their leaves in the fall

Answer 9

deciduous

Question 10

Deciduous trees can be found in what type of forest?

Answer 10

temperate

Question 11

In high-latitude ecosystems long winter months bring ______ ____ and __________ _________ for organisms.

Answer 11

shorter days and reduced sunlight

Question 12

Tropical ecosystems near the equator have long _____ ______ and _____ ________ for ecosystems.

Answer 12

`day length and more sunlight